Chicken topped with prosciutto, asparagus and mozzerella drizzled with a balsamic and red wine reduction. Side of creamed spinach.
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Ohhhh, I do hope you are feeling better by now! And got to eat some of that planned fancy eating! Sorry you had to leave the 2 star restaurant. 
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Last night was eating out with a friend at a local pub. A bacon cheeseburger for me, along with a glass of Apothic Red.
I also spent yesterday afternoon going through a bunch of VERY old Sunday Boston Globe Magazines for for recipes I might be interested in before I threw away the magazines. Yes, Iām a hoarder. 
Found several I liked, and while this recipe wasnāt one of the ones offered in the Food section from January 2013 (told ya I was a hoarder!) on nut butter, there was a āRestaurant Takeā description of a dish from In a Pigās Eye Restaurant in Salem, MA that sounded good.
I had some garlic scape-pistachio pesto in the freezer, so I made a quick cream sauce by adding some heavy cream, white wine, and grated Parm-Reg cheese.
Sauteed shrimp and sugar snap peas over egg pappardelle tossed with garlic-scape-pistachio pesto cream sauce. With wine as the side dish.
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Last night was dinner at a good friends place with some of her out of town visitors. When asked what i should bring she requested one of my āfamousā salads to go with the italian meal- i packed everything seperately and did assembly onsite. Arugala, thin sliced fennel on the mandolin, super thin red onion, mandarin orange segments, and halved olives with a simple vinegrette. So dinner was some of the salad, a red pepper stuffed with lentils and walnuts and veggies (non veg people had sausage cheese something) and homemade bread with olive oil. With lots of good wine 
This afternoon i decided i needed borscht! I tried a new to me recipe from NY times that included the beet greens and mushrooms, but i swapped the spices because i wanted dill and caraway. I used fresh dill for the garnish and mixed generous horseradish into my greek yogurt. Exactly what i wanted.
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Squid ink pasta with clams . 
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Weekend report.
Friday night we went to a food truck and flea market deal. We picked the Cuban truck for dinner. Traditional Cuban for DH, and a rope vieja sandwich for me. We shared yucca fries. Everything was really good.
Saturday was use up the garden zucchini day. I made a big batch of zucchini muffins using the Huckleberry recipe. DH loved them. Dinner was zucchini fritters.
Tonight was a baked artichoke and a slab of fresh baked focaccia topped with roasted cherry tomatoes, garlic, and a sprinkle of mozzarella.
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i adore your photos! but we KNOW it looked amazing!!
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Fine now. Thanks for your thoughts.
As for dinner - itās āfish pieā. Thatās not pie as in a proper pie with pastry top, bottom and sides. Itās more of a fish stew, ladled on to the plate and topped with a rectangle of separately baked puff pastry. Involved in the action is cod, salmon and king prawns (basically what was in the freezer). They get cooked through in a tomato and Mediterranean herb sauce.
Mrs H claims that the sauce will be wrong with the salmon. I claim it wonāt. Faites vos jeux, mesdames et messieurs
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I love Mondays. Weekends for us are enjoyable but vigorous and Mondays are always a time to finally rest - working in front of our computers (sitting down!).
Yesterday, after a long day of hiking, biking and swimming, we opened the grill for the first time this year. I saw biondanonimaās steaks and mariacarmenās burger pics and became inspired. We grilled steaks (just added s&p), burgers (with jalepenos of course) and fresh/whole fish (butterflied with kalamata olives and grilled tomatoes). This was accompanied by a fresh, cold, grated beet/carrot/cilantro salad with a lemon/olive oil/s&p dressing (my goto dressing for almost everything). We completed the evening with slices of watermelon alongside chunks of feta cheese sprinkled with zaatar (and beers!). It was marvelous!!
Today, on the menu is whole artichokes, sliced in half with a bit of butter, s&p, and homemade tomato sauce (for lunch); and a big fresh insalata verde with fresh spinach, various lettuce greens, leftover steak and red onions sliced on top (for dinner).
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So was the sauce right or wrong with the salmon? Enquiring mindsā¦
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Pretty self explanatory. Regarding this fortune, Iām pretty sure I accepted this dare many years ago. If I havenāt and Iām not living my life, then I donāt know whoās life this is, but trust me their an asshole!
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A healthy amount of lemon zest, rosemary and salt was shoved under the skin of a butterflied chicken, the lemons were sliced and put under the bird. Leftover creamed spinach for me, leftover mashed potatoes for the man. Easy for a busy Monday.
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That is so much better than the fortune I got.
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Worked fine - and we both agree on that.
I lurrrrve it when Iām right! Mainly because itās a rarity.
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OK, this is one of those ārecipesā where everything gets chucked in a tray and gets roasted in the oven.
Specifically, chunks of swede and red onion are mixed with olive oil, maple syrup, thyme, cumin and red wine vinegar and then given 15 minutes at 180. Sausages and apple wedges then go and everything gets another 30 minutes or so, till everything is cooked. Thereās some kale to accompany.
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Had a little extra time this morning so I decided to get a head start on dinner. I sliced a pork tenderloin into 1/2" medallions and dropped it in a marinade of soy sauce, rice vinegar, peanut oil, ginger, garlic, cilantro, and a dollop of hot sauce. I threw a sliced onion in there for good measure, too. Onions and pork will be quickly grilled tonight and served with a salad, most likely, or perhaps on a bed of sauteed cabbage.
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Wha? I never posted my chicken porn from our dinner Sunday here? Why, lousy!
THE best damn fried chicken in town at http://www.henne-berlin.de/
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You can tell the chef rally takes his plating very seriouslyā¦
Iām assuming from the looks itās non-battered, thatās just some seasoned skin fried? Was it moist?
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Leftover snow crab meat and asparagus mousse plus some more fresh asparagus and it became dinner.
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WFD: CSF fish share: Pollock fillets from the F/V Maria Jo-Ann.
~ Garlic and Beans with Cumin-Fried Fish.
For the Beans: Olive oil; garlic; scallions; chickpeas; lemon zest, S & P, parsley;
For the Fish: Ghee, olive oil, ground cumin; red pepper flakes; thick fish fillets.
~ Sugar Snap Peas with Lemon Butter. Due to circumstances beyond my control [Translation: G changed my mind without telling me] asparagus was served with the luscious roast chicken a couple of days ago. That leaves the sugar snaps available for tonight. I think theyāll be fine with the fish. [they better be]
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